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《释摩腾》

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1 释摩腾:
释摩腾。本中天竺人也,美风仪。解大小乘经。常游化为狂。明钞本狂作任。昔经往天竺附庸小国,讲金光明经,会敌国侵境,腾惟曰。《经》云。能说此法。为地神所护,使所居安乐。’今锋镝方始。曾是为益乎。乃誓以罄身,躬往和劝,遂二国交欢,由是显誉。逮汉永平中,明帝夜梦金人飞空而至。乃大集群臣以占所梦。通事明钞本事作人。傅毅奏曰:“臣闻西域有神,其名曰佛。陛下所梦,将必是乎。”帝以为然。即遣郎中蔡愔、博士弟子秦景等使往天竺,寻访佛法。愔等于彼,遇见摩腾,要还汉地。腾誓志弘通,不惮疲苦,冒涉流沙,至乎雒邑。明帝甚加赏接,于城西门外立精舍以处之。汉地有沙门之始也。但大法初传,人未皈信,故蕴其深解,无所宣述。后少时。卒于雒阳。有记云:腾译四十二章经一卷,初缄在兰台石室第十四间中。腾所住处。今雒阳城西雍门外白马寺是也。相传云。外夷国王尝毁破诸寺,唯招提寺未及毁坏,夜有一白马绕塔悲鸣。即以启王,王即停坏诸寺。因改招提以为白马,故诸寺立名,多取则焉。出《高僧传》

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